With Marvel Studios and Disney having a huge slate of upcoming pictures in various stages of development, now comes word that Captain Marvel 2 has found its villain.

Via Deadline, Velvet Buzzsaw and Greta star Zawe Ashton – who Doctor Who fans may also recognise – has signed on to butt heads with Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers. However, it’s not yet known which particular Marvel Comics rogue Ashton will be playing in November 2022’s Captain Marvel sequel.

In addition to Larson, Ashton will also be joined in Captain Marvel 2 by Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani. Parris can currently be seen as the adult Monica Rambeau in WandaVision, while Vellani is to headline Disney+’s Ms. Marvel miniseries as the titular Kamala Khan.

There are sure to be a few other familiar MCU faces involved in Captain Marvel 2, but these are the only confirmed cast members that we know of at this early juncture. One other nugget of information that we do know, though, is that the action of Captain Marvel 2 will take place in the present-day setting of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – whereas its predecessor was obviously set in the ‘90s.

With a script from WandaVision’s Megan McDonnell, the upcoming Candyman reboot’s Nia DaCosta is in the director’s chair for Captain Marvel 2.

Up next for the MCU is Black Widow this May, with that film having been delayed several times from its original release date of April 2020.